Agenda: Nature Biotechnology MAQC meeting tomorrow 12/19/06 2-5PM, NW 628MUH

Microarray Quality Control 1. The MicroArray Quality Control (MAQC) project shows inter- and intraplatform reproducibility of gene expression measurements.

MAQC Consortium. Nat Biotechnol. 2006; 24(9):1151-61.  

Presenters: Wei Wu and Kazuhisa Konishi (2:00-2:45pm, 45min)

2. Rat toxicogenomic study reveals analytical consistency across microarray platforms.

Lei Guo et al. Nat Biotechnol. 2006; 24(9): 1162 – 1169.

Presenters: Rick Jordan and James Lyons-Weiler (2:45-3:15pm, 30min)

3. Using RNA sample titrations to assess microarray platform performance and normalization techniques.

Richard Shippy, et al. Nat Biotechnol. 2006; 24(9): pp1123 - 1131.

Presenter: George C. Tseng (3:15-3:45pm, 30min)

4. Evaluation of external RNA controls for the assessment of microarray performance. 

Weida Tong, et al. Nat Biotechnol. 2006; 24(9): pp1132 - 1139.

Presenter: Kazuhisa Konishi (3:45-4:15pm, 30 min)

5. Performance comparison of one-color and two-color platforms within the Microarray Quality Control (MAQC) project.

Tucker A Patterson, et al. Nat Biotechnol. 2006;24(9): pp1140 - 1150.

Presenter: Thomas Richards (4:15-4:45pm, 30min)

For information contact Wei Wu wuw2@upmc.edu